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Carveouts for Alaska and tax breaks for whalers: How Lisa Murkowski got to yes on Trump’s agenda bill
The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands — and she used that leverage ...
After House Republicans ignored her appeals, Lisa Murkowski’s vote looks even worse
The Alaska Republican cast an indefensible vote in favor of the GOP’s megabill. After the House approved the same package, ...
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‘One of the hardest votes’: Murkowski joins Sullivan in voting for budget bill that includes Medicaid cuts
Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators voted Tuesday in favor of a budget reconciliation bill that includes many of President Donald ...
‘Agonizing': How Alaska’s pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump’s bill
Around 12 hours later, after she had convinced Senate leaders to change the bill to benefit her state and voted for the ...
Murkowski silently stares down NBC reporter asking about her 'Big Beautiful Bill' vote
Sen. Lisa Murkowski had a tense exchange with an NBC reporter when questioned about Sen. Rand Paul's criticism that the ...
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WATCH: Lisa Murkowski Stares Down Reporter Grilling Her About Voting for Trump Bill in Wildly Awkward Confrontation
Murkowski — who cast the decisive vote to pass Trump's "Big Beautiful" bill — got into a tense confrontation with a reporter ...
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Lisa Murkowski Holds the Big Beautiful Bill in Her Hands
Attention then shifted to Maine’s Susan Collins and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, the closest things the Senate still has to ...
Murkowski Casts Decisive Vote for G.O.P. Policy Bill, Making an ‘Agonizing’ Choice
The Alaska Republican, a frequent critic of the president who is often a swing vote, acknowledged the bill would harm ...
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Opinion: Murkowski attempted to make the best of a losing hand for America
The One Big Beautiful Bill is controversial for a reason. In addition to extending tax cuts, it cuts vital social safety nets ...